pump fake

See also: pump-fake

English

Noun

pump fake (plural pump fakes)

1. (sports) An act of pretending to throw or shoot the ball in order to make a defender react.
   • 2007, Clinton O. Longenecker, Greg R. Papp, Timothy C. Stansfield, The Two-Minute Drill, page 60:

     Winning quarterbacks find creative ways to win, whether it is by scrambling, using a pump fake, calling an audible at the line of scrimmage, or blocking downfield for a running back.

   • 2004, Pete Rose, Rick Hill, My Prison Without Bars, page 6:

     Sure enough, instead of the drop-back pass, the quarterback gave a pump-fake and then handed off to his fullback on the draw play.

   • 2002, Shaquille O'Neal, Shaq Talks Back, page 42:

     He fooled Penny with a pump fake and dropped in a 3-pointer, sending the game into overtime.